Our conference has not been finalized but you can see the

2009 program below:

Corn Country Commercial Goat Conference

In Cooperation with Purdue University Extension Service of

Harrison and Clarke Counties, Indiana

Friday October 30 11:00 – 12:30  Registration and Trade Show 12:30 – 1:00  Improving Reproductive Efficiency, Wean More Kids Without More Does.                                                               Dave Sparks, DVM, Oklahoma State University Extension   1:00 – 1:45  Forages for Goats,  Utilizing Native, Improved and Packaged Goat Forages                      David Trotter, Purdue University Extension Service 1:45 – 2:15  Break and Trade Show

2:15 – 2:45  Fencing, Viable and Economical Options for Meat Goats and Small Ruminants
                      David Krider, Powerflex Fence, Inc.

2:45 – 3:15  Promoting and Advertising Goats and Non-Commodity Ag Products
                      Terry Hankins, Editor of Goat Rancher Magazine
                      Sky Shivers, BluSky Productions

3:15 – 3;45  Break and Trade Show

3:45 – 5:30  Parasite Management, Avoiding Dewormer Resistance On Your Farm,
                        FAMACHA Training, and Doing Your Own Fecal Egg Counts
                        Dave Sparks, DVM, OSU Extension

Saturday October 31

8:30 – 9:30  Meat Goat Selection, Determining Value of Commercial Replacements
                     (Attendees will receive free record keeping and performance calculation software)
                        Dave Sparks DVM

9:30 – 10:00  Break and Trade Show

10:00 – 11:30  Commercial Meat Goat Doe Herd Traits and Carcass Traits, Five Years   of Commercial Meat Goat Research
                        Dr. Richard Browning, Tennessee State University

11:30 – 12:00  Commercial Meat Goat Panel

Noon – Goat Meat Lunch